Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Cowabunga, dude! Pleasure Beach, Blackpool has announced the Booyakasha TMNT news in a blog entry on the amusement park and resorts official website, blackpoolpleasurebeach.com, that the UK's only Nickelodeon Land has got an Turtley awesome October lined up especially for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" fans, just in time for Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures' upcoming "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movie!

Arriving in their spectacular Shell Raiser combat van, the fearless Heroes in a Half Shell will be taking the six-acre attraction by storm during the month and over the October half term holidays!

Leo, Mikey, Raph and Donnie will be showing off their ninja moves, hosting Ninja dance competitions with guests, and taking part in face-painting activities every day throughout the month from Wednesday 1st October 2014 to Friday 31st October 2014!

Plus there's a chance to purchase an exclusive "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" goodie bag packed with awesome extras from your favourite fearless foursome, such as a swim bag, Turtle mask, Mutant Ooze canister, set of pencils and sharpners, Glo Stick, badge, trading cards, rock and a Squidgem Plasticine Figure - for just £15! The first 100 guests to get their hands on one of these bags will also win a Turtle-tastic Slush which comes in a special Turtles cup as part of their experience of Nickelodeon Land!

Visitors will be able to get up close and personal with Turtle mutagen ooze to win an exclusive Squidgem – a plasticine figure of one of the four awesome dudes. Just dip your hand into one of the ooze canisters at the Shell Raiser vehicle for your free chance to win!

The Turtle's Shell Raiser combat vehicle will be part of the action at Nickelodeon Land and fans can step aboard to check it out and take a look through the periscope to get a closer look at what else is happening at the UK's Number One Amusement Park, Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Guests can see the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles throughout October 2014 and enjoy the rest of the 42-acre amusement park with Unlimited Ride wristbands available from £15.99 for juniors and £17.99 for adults when booking 10 days in advance at www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com. Wristbands throughout the October half term (Saturday 25th October to Saturday 1st November 2014) are available to book online from £17.99 for Juniors and £19.99 10 days or more in advance. Family Wristband packages are also available online and at the gate.

Catch "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" in Digital 3D and 2D in cinemas across the UK from Friday 17th October 2014!

Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is reporting the totally rad-awesome Nickelodeon News that Nick USA will premiere and show the brand-new 30 minute "Sanjay and Craig" Halloween special "Tufflips' Tales of Terror" on Saturday 25th October 2014, as part of the networks spooktacular Halloween highlights!

Nickelodeon UK has also announced that they will be premiering the all-new "Sanjay and Craig" season two Halloween episode on Nicktoons UK and Ireland in October 2014!Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Nickelodeon & Sanjay and Craig News!

The animation news website Toon Zone is reporting the very exciting Nickelodeon UK News that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, will premiere and show "A Fairly Odd Summer", Nickelodeon's brand-new live-action "The Fairly OddParents" television movie in which Drake Bell ("Drake & Josh") and Daniella Monet ("Victorious") reprise their starring roles as Timmy Turner and Tootie, in November 2014, as part of Nick UK's Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights! "A Fairly Odd Summer" follows Timmy on a daring mission to the tropical beaches of Hawaii to save his summer, his family, Tootie and all of fairy kind from the claws of evil anti-fairy Foop, played by Scott Baio ("See Dad Run").

In "A Fairly Odd Summer", Summer's here and the whole Fairly Odd gang is off to Hawaii... everyone except Timmy. Now a responsible adult, Timmy's new job in Fairly World is to watch over the precious Abracadabrium, the source of all fairy magic. But when Timmy decides to bring the Abracadabrium with him to Hawaii, he catches the evil eyes of Anti-fairy Foop and Denzel Crocker (David Lewis, "Man of Steel"), who form an evil alliance and steal the Abracadabrium to rule the world.

"A Fairly Odd Summer" is based on the animated series and characters created by Butch Hartman. It is executive produced by Hartman and Scott McAboy. The movie is directed by Savage Steve Holland. Teleplay by Hartman and Holland and story by Hartman. "A Fairly Odd Summer" is produced by Pacific Bay Entertainment.

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced the exciting Nickelodeon Ratings News in the following press release, from TVByTheNumbers.com, that Nick USA was the top-rated total day network for the third quarter of 2014 with Kids 2-11 (2.4/748K); and among total viewers, the network averaged 1.4M P2+ this quarter! Additionally, the network won the month of September 2014 with Kids 2-11, averaging a 2.0/636K with the demo, as well as securing 1.2M total viewers!

With Kids 2-11, Nickelodeon favorite "SpongeBob SquarePants" was the top animated series with a 3.7/1.2M in September.

In preschool for the quarter, the network landed three of the top four preschool series with Kids 2-5, including "PAW Patrol" (#1), "Team Umizoomi" (#2) and "Dora and Friends" (#4). Additionally, for September 2014, Nick secured three top-five programming spots with preschoolers with "PAW Patrol" (#1), "Dora and Friends" (#3) and "Bubble Guppies" (#5).

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON IS TOP-RATED TOTAL DAY NETWORK FOR 3Q AND SEPTEMBER 2014

Network Scores Top Programs in September with Kids 2-11 and Kids 2-5;

PAW Patrol Leads with Preschoolers for the Quarter

NEW YORK – Sept. 30, 2014 – Nickelodeon was the top-rated total day network for the 3Q14 with Kids 2-11 (2.4/748K); and among total viewers, the network averaged 1.4M P2+ this quarter. Additionally, the network won the month of September with Kids 2-11, averaging a 2.0/636K with the demo, as well as securing 1.2M total viewers.

With Kids 2-11, SpongeBob SquarePants was the top animated series with a 3.7/1.2M in September.

In preschool for the quarter, the network landed three of the top four preschool series with Kids 2-5, including PAW Patrol (#1), Team Umizoomi (#2) and Dora and Friends (#4). Additionally, for September, Nick secured three top-five programming spots with preschoolers with PAW Patrol (#1), Dora and Friends (#3) and Bubble Guppies (#5).

Nickelodeon, now in its 35th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 19 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).

The animation news website Toon Zone is reporting that Nickelodeon UK has announced the exciting news that Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, Nickelodeon UK's popular preschool channel, will start to premiere and show the brand-new animated preschool series "Wanda and the Alien" from January 2015, as part of the channels Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights!

Friends come in all shapes and sizes. Based on the books by best selling author Sue Hendra, "Wanda and the Alien" is a pre-school animated series about wonder and unconditional friendship. When a young and scared alien crashes with his space rocket into the woods, little rabbit Wanda's world becomes even more interesting and exciting. After a few moments of hesitation, they are now the best friends in the universe.

The Alien has a unique gift that makes him very special: he can freeze a moment in time so that you can see the magical details in it from different points of view. Even a splash in the water can become special if you can catch it and wear it like a crown! Combining an enchanting story with the best 2D animation, every episode sees the two characters exploring the beauty and the wonders of Wanda's charming forest and the Alien's incredible and funny planet, while highlighting the importance of values such as friendship, trust and kindness. Follow Wanda and the little Alien as they discover things out of their worlds!

"Wanda and the Alien" (52 x 10 minutes) is co-produced by UK-based Random House and Komixx Entertainment.

Nickelodeon acquired the rights to Random House Children's Screen Entertainment's "Wanda and the Alien" under a global deal (excluding the US) with London-based distributor CAKE in 2013 that will see the new animated preschool series head to more than 70 Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels around the world (Nickelodeon International). The Nickelodeon deal marks the first key international agreement for "Wanda and the Alien" and a large step for Random House's first book-to-screen venture.

The animation news website Toon Zone is reporting that Nickelodeon UK has announced the exciting news that Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, Nickelodeon UK's preschool channel, will be airing brand-new episodes of "Paw Patrol" and "Lily's Driftwood Bay" plus three brand-new Barbie movies as part of the channels Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights!

As part of Nick Jr. UK's A/W 2014 programming highlights, Nickelodeon UK's popular preschool channel will be premiering and showing more brand-new episodes of Nickelodeon Preschools hit CG-animated series "Paw Patrol" in November 2014, featuring young Ryder and his team of rescue Dogs continuing to protect Adventure Bay from danger.

Nick Jr. UK's December 2014 highlights include the premiere of three brand-new "Barbie" movies - "Barbie and the Secret Door", "Barbie Mariposa & the Fairy Princess" and "Barbie and Her Sisters in A Pony Tale".

Additionally, Nick Jr. UK will be premiering more brand-new episodes of the channels popular mixed media animated preschool series "Lily's Driftwood Bay" in January 2015.

To celebrate Nick Jr. UK's Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights, which also includes the premiere of brand-new shows "Wallykazam!" and "Dora and Friends: Into the City!" in October and November 2014, respectively, the multi award-winning, London-based animation production company Blue Zoo has unveiled Nick Jr. UK's 2014 brand refresh, which features a brand-new set of channel bumpers and idents set in a colourful world that also change to match the time of day!:

The animation news website Toon Zone is reporting the Booyakasha TMNT news that Nickelodeon UK's animation and action channel, Nicktoons UK and Ireland, will start to premiere and show more brand new episodes from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season 2, including the thrilling two-part second season finale episode "The Invasion", which will bring TMNT season two to a dramatic conclusion, over November 2014 and December 2014, as part of the channels Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights!

Following Nicktoons UK and Ireland premiering the brand new two-part series finale of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season two in December 2014, Nicktoons UK will start to premiere and show the explosive third season of Nickelodeon's hit CG-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series from February 2015, continuing the shell-raising crime-fighting adventures of the four mutant Heroes in a Half-Shell turtles - Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo - as part of 2015 on Nickelodeon UK!Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Nickelodeon UK, NickToons UK and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles News and Highlights!

Grab your Best Friend and Hold on to your Butt - the dude-snake best bud duo Sanjay and Craig, the first inductees to The Best Friends Hall of Fame*, are back with brand-new episodes this October on NickToons UK and Ireland!

* There is no Best Friends Hall of Fame, they made it up!

The animation news website Toon Zone is reporting the very exciting Nickelodeon UK News that Nicktoons UK and Ireland, Nick UK's animation and action channel, will be premiering and showing more brand-new episodes of Nickelodeon's hit original animated buddy comedy series (Nicktoon) "Sanjay and Craig", including the shows all-new half-hour Halloween special "Tufflips Tales of Terror", in October 2014, as part of NickToons UK's Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights!

Additionally, NickToons UK and Ireland will also be premiering more brand-new episodes of "Fairly OddParents" and "Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness" in November 2014, as part of the channels A/W 2014 highlights!Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Nickelodeon UK, NickToons UK, Sanjay and Craig, Fairly OddParents and Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness News!

The animation news website Toon Zone is reporting the very exciting Nickelodeon UK News that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, will start to premiere and show the third season of Nickelodeon's popular original animated series "The Legend of Korra", titled "Book Three: Change", in which Avatar Korra and her friends must contend with the consequences of her handling of the spirit world, from January 2015, as part of Nick UK and Eire's Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights!

To celebrate and promote Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, starting to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new original comedy series "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn", beginning with the pilot episode, every Monday from 6th October 2014 at 4:30pm (repeated at 5:30pm on Nick UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nickelodeon +1), Nick.co.uk has unveiled Nick UK & Eire's all-new official "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn" show website to accompany the brand new show, which you can visit here at nick.co.uk/shows/nickyrickydickydawn!

"Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn", greenlit for 13 episodes, is the story of a 10-year-old girl Dawn Harper (Lizzy Greene), a born leader whose sibling rivalry with her three brothers is heightened by the fact that they are quadruplets who have wildly different personalities. Aidan Gallagher ("Modern Family") plays the germaphobic Nicky, joined by Casey Simpson ("The Goldbergs") as the overachieving and unbelievably smart Ricky, and Mace Coronel ("Bold and the Beautiful") as the pint-sized ladies man, Dicky. Brian Stepanek ("Two and a Half Men") and Allison Munn ("What I Like About You") star as the Haley parents. The series is created by Matt Fleckenstein ("Wendell & Vinnie", "iCarly", "Victorious") and executive produced by Fleckenstein and Michael Feldman ("See Dad Run"). Even though they seem different on the outside, there couldn't be a more tight-knit group.

Nickelodeon TV show creator Dan Schneider has today, Tuesday 30th September 2014, announced in a Tweet (post) on his official Twitter profile page, @DanWarp, that he is currently writing a brand-new television series from scratch!:

Sitting here, writing a brand new TV show from scratch. Always a huge challenge. Always fun and exciting. :)

It is currently unknown whether Dan's brand-new TV show will be a brand-new Nickelodeon series, however, Dan is currently in a three-year development deal with Nickelodeon which he signed in February 2013.

Dan Schneider is the creator, writer, and producer of many hit Nickelodeon shows such as "Sam & Cat", "iCarly", "Victorious", "Drake & Josh", "The Amanda Show", "Zoey 101", "Kenan & Kel", "All That" (plus "What I Like About You", which Nickelodeon UK showed in the mid-2000's), the Nickelodeon Movie "Good Burger", and founder of the television production company "Schneider's Bakery Productions, Inc.". Dan's latest hit Nick show, the crime-fighting comedy series "Henry Danger", premiered in September 2014.Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Nickelodeon News and Highlights!

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA starting to premiere "The Legend of Korra" Book Four, the fourth and final season of Nickelodeon's hit original animated series (Nicktoon), titled "Balance", digitally from Friday 3rd October 2014, Nickelodeon has unveiled a second exclusive video clip from the first episode of "Book Four: Balance", called "After All These Years", giving fans a first-look at a second scene from the premiere episode, which you can watch in the online streaming video clip below!

Nick's second exclusive video clip from "After All These Years", the first episode from "The Legend of Korra - Book Four: Balance", features Kai and Opal dishing out their own kind of justice:

Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere "The Legend of Korra" Book Four, "Balance", online on nick.com and on the networks Emmy Award-winning Nick App from Friday 3rd October 2014! Catch up with Avatar Korra's adventure so far by watching "Book One: Air", "Book Two: Spirits" and "Book Three: Change" on Nick.com, NickToons USA and TeenNick USA, plus watch Nick USA's first sneak-peek from the first episode from "Legend of Korra" season four here on NickALive!.Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Nickelodeon and The Legend of Korra News and Highlights!

Nickelodeon USA has announced in a Tweet (post) on their official Twitter profile page, @NickelodeonTV, that Nick USA will start to premiere and show "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season three, which will continue the adventures of Nickelodeon's justice-sworn, pizza-fuelled, half-shelled heroes from Friday 3rd October 2014 at 8pm (ET/PT)!:

In the third-season opener, "Within the Woods", after narrowly escaping from the Shredder and the Kraang, the turtles, April, and Casey take shelter at April's family farmhouse upstate to recover and figure out how to stop the Kraang. The turtles deal with not having Splinter around and the possibility of Leo not making a full recovery, and a mysterious creature stalks the group and abducts Raph.

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA starting to show season three of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" from 10/3, Nick USA's official website has unveiled the networks episodic trailer/promo for the first episode of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season three, "Within the Woods", giving fans a sneak-peek first-look at the new episode, which ShellHeads located in North America can watch here on nick.com!

In season three of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", fans can look forward to new characters such as the Dream Beavers (voiced by Robert Englund) and Napoleon Bona-frog (voiced by Jon Heder). Additionally, Mondo Gecko will make an appearance, voiced by Robbie Rist, the voice of Michelangelo in the 1990's film trilogy. Nickelodeon previously announced that, beginning with season three, Seth Green ("Robot Chicken", "Tucker", "Austin Powers") has joined the voice cast as Leonardo, taking over from Jason Biggs and Dominic Catrambone.

According to TVGuide.com, the second episode from TMNT season 3, which Nick USA will premiere on Friday 10th October 2014 at 8:00pm (ET/PT), will be titled "A Foot Too Big".Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Nickelodeon and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles News and Highlights!

Monday, September 29, 2014

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA starting to premiere "The Legend of Korra" Book Four, the fourth and final season of Nickelodeon's hit original animated series (Nicktoon), titled "Balance", digitally from Friday 3rd October 2014, Nickelodeon has unveiled a exclusive video clip featuring the opening sequence from the first episode of "Book Four: Balance", called "After All These Years", giving fans a first-look at the beginning of the premiere episode, which you can watch in the online streaming video clip below!

The season four premiere, titled "After All These Years", which is appropriate, given in the show's timeline, as revealed in the Book Four trailer, picks up three years after the events in "Book Three". This scene provides fans with some info of the world of Korra and how it's changed between the three year time skip, and catches fans up with Asami and what she's been up to since she was last seen - though you'll also glimpse a few more familiar faces as well!

SPOILER ALERT!!

"The Legend of Korra" season 4 opens with Shiro Shinobi singing the praises of Republic City. The metropolis is now a cultural haven where humans and spirits intermingle. A statue of Korra stands in a park named after her (which is a little bit grim) and Shinobi blithely informs us that Korra has been away from Republic City for three years.

In Book Three, Avatar Korra had to save the world and endured her most intense battle yet. Now broken and bruised, she begins a journey of self-discovery and survival in a new world where the strong prey upon the weak. When an aggressive military force rises up led by the power hungry Kuvira, the fate of the Earth Kingdom hangs in the balance and only the Avatar can set things right.

The passage of time has an evident impact on the the episode. Republic City's railway system has been modernized, thanks to Asami, which allows for a new political alliance between the city and the Earth Kingdom. The episode introduces a new character, Prince Wu, a kid who is apparently spoiled. He will soon take the throne of Ba Sing Se.

Other changes are subtle, but still noticeable. Air-baby Rohan is now a toddler, while Mako has new hair and a completely new costume (although Meelo is still a nose-picker).

Of course, it is the absence of Korra which poses the most questions. The first clip released from "The Legend of Korra" season 4, which took place shortly after the conclusion of Book 3, indicated that the Avatar was leaving Republic City for a short while – but it seems that her recovery from Zaheer's attack has taken considerably longer.

A brief synopsis for "Book 4: Balance" offers a hint at what Korra will be up to in the show’s final season – and suggests that all is not quite as well in the world as Shiro Shinobi’s cheerful narration suggests.

"In Book Three, Avatar Korra had to save the world and endured her most intense battle yet. Now broken and bruised, she begins a journey of self-discovery and survival in a new world where the strong prey upon the weak." That definitely doesn’t sound good – but things get grimmer as the summary continues...

"When an aggressive military force rises up led by the power hungry Kuvira, the fate of the Earth Kingdom hangs in the balance and only the Avatar can set things right."

"The Legend of Korra - Book 4: Balance" premieres on Friday 3rd October 2014 on Nick.com and the networks Emmy Award-winning Nick App.

Additionally, all 39 episodes from Books One, Two and Three are currently available for fans to watch online at Nick.com, plus NickToons USA and TeenNick are currently airing repeats of "Book One: Air". Nicktoons is currently airing Book 1 weekdays at 8am and late-Sunday nights from 1-3am, and TeenNick will be showing Book 1 episodes Saturday and Sunday nights from 11pm-midnight (all times ET/PT). Episodes from "Book Three: Change" are also currently premiering on NickToons Monday-Thursday nights at 8pm (ET/PT). The final episodes from season three will air between Monday 6th to Thursday 9th October 2014 and will be their official television premieres (as they originally premiered online and on the Nick App).

Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, has announced the Sponge-tastic news in their new 'Brand-New SpongeBob' trailer/promo that Nicktoons UK and Ireland, Nick UK's animation and action channel, will premiere the brand-new "SpongeBob SquarePants" special "It Came From Goo Lagoon", locally titled "SpongeBob vs. The Goo", on Friday 3rd October 2014 at 4:00pm! Following the specials debut, NickToons will encore the episode at 7:30pm the same night, 8:30am on Saturday 4th October 2014 at 8:30am and 6pm, and Sunday 5th October 2014 at 10am.

In the brand new SBSP special, a giant goo bubble emerges from Goo Lagoon and threatens all of Bikini Bottom – except for Plankton, who plans to use the bubble for his own evil ends!

Following the UK premiere of the all-new SBSP special "It Came From Goo Lagoon", Nicktoons UK will then premiere five brand-new episodes of Nickelodeon's hit original animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants" every weekday at 4pm the following week in a special "SpongeBob SquarePants" premiere week between Monday 6th and Friday 10th October 2014! Below is a list of the all-new "SpongeBob SquarePants" episodes that Nicktoons UK will premiere as part of 'SpongeBob Premiere Week', from DigiGuide:

Monday 6th October 2014 - SpongeBob and Patrick go on an advertising blitz in 'The Good Krabby Name', and in 'Move It or Lose It', Mr. Krabs and Plankton issue petitions to get their rival's restaurant bulldozed.

Tuesday 7th October 2014 - Patrick becomes a superhero in 'Patrick-Man!', and then in 'Gary's New Toy', Gary becomes obsessed with his new red ball, forcing SpongeBob to take drastic measures to intervene.

Wednesday 8th October 2014 - SpongeBob finds a nasty sea urchin living in the Krusty Krab in 'Eek, An Urchin!', and then in 'Squid's Defense', Squidward convinces SpongeBob and Sandy to teach him karate.

Thursday 9th October 2014 - SpongeBob and Patrick go to see the latest horror film, only to be seemingly stalked by the villain in 'Don't Look Now', and then there's ghostly goings-on in 'Seance Schmeance'.

Sunday, September 28, 2014

ToonZone Forums member 'rockorockorocko' is reporting the exciting Nick News in a post on TZ's NickToons forum that Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere and show the brand-new second season of the networks hit CGI-animated series "Rabbids Invasion", continuing the wacky adventures of the "Raving Rabbids", on Saturday 11th October 2014 at 11:30am (ET/PT)!

"Rabbids Invasion" season two is comprised on 26 half-hour episodes (26x30').

Additionally, 'rockorockorocko' also reports that Nick USA will premiere the Nickelodeon Movies' 2011 theatrical film "The Adventures of Tintin" ("The Secret of the Unicorn") on Monday 13th October 2014 at 7:00pm (ET/PT) to celebrate Columbus Day!

The Academy Award-nominated Nickelodeon Movie "The Adventures of Tintin" follows intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock as they set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor. The movie is a 2011 3D motion capture computer-animated epic adventure film based on "The Adventures of Tintin", the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Directed by Steven Spielberg ("Gremlins", "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial", "Indiana Jones"), produced by Peter Jackson ("The Lord of the Rings"), and written by Steven Moffat ("Doctor Who"), Edgar Wright ("Shaun of the Dead") and Joe Cornish ("Attack the Block"), the film is based on three of Hergé's albums: "The Crab with the Golden Claws" (1941), "The Secret of the Unicorn" (1943), and "Red Rackham's Treasure" (1944). The cast includes Jamie Bell ("Billy Elliot"), Andy Serkis ("The Lord of the Rings"), Daniel Craig ("James Bond"), Nick Frost ("The Boxtrolls") and Simon Pegg ("Paul").

Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures are planning to release a sequel to their "Tintin" movie, "The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun" (also known as "The Adventures of Tintin: Red Rackham's Treasure"), which will see Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis reprise their roles of Tintin and Captain Haddock, respectively, in theaters in the USA on Friday 16th December 2016.Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Nickelodeon News and Highlights!

Nickelodeon Portugal has announced in the following article from the 'Noticias'/'News' section of their official website, nickelodeon.pt, the exciting Nickelodeon Europe News that the Portuguese version of the world's number one kids' channel will start to premiere and show the first episode of Nickelodeon's brand-new bread-tastic original animated buddy comedy series (Nicktoon) "Breadwinners" on Saturday 4th October 2014 at 2:30pm, following a special "SpongeBob SquarePants" marathon starting at 12:25pm!

Following the shows debut, Nickelodeon Portugal will continue to premiere brand-new episodes of "Breadwinners" every Monday to Friday at 7:15pm from Monday 6th October 2014, and encore two new episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning from 10:00am from 11th October 2014.

To celebrate Nickelodeon Portugal debuting Nick's all new animated sitcom "Breadwinners", Nick Portugal has unveiled their official show website for the brand new show, which features show information and a 'Personagens' section featuring character bios for SwaySway and Buhdeuce, which you can visit here at nickelodeon.pt/series/breadwinners/o9yezl!:

Start your engines and gear up for an adventure! A monster new series is coming to Nick! Nick Jr. USA has announced on their official website, nickjr.com, the very exciting Nickelodeon Preschool news that Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon Preschool's brand-new CG-animated preschool series "Blaze and the Monster Machines" from Monday 13th October 2014 at 12:00pm (noon), as part of Nickelodeon USA's preschool programming block!

To celebrate the world premiere of "Blaze" on Nick USA on 10/13, Nick Jr. USA has launched Nickelodeon's official "Blaze and the Monster Machines" show website, which features information about Nick's brand-new preschool series and the shows characters - Blaze, AJ, Gabby, Crusher, Pickle, Darington, Stripes, Zeg and Starla - plus information about the shows curriculum, exclusive online streaming video clips, including of the shows theme tune/song, printable activities to download, including puzzles, stickers and coloring sheets, and a game where preschoolers can create, design and color in their brand-new "Blaze and the Monster Machines" friends online!

"Blaze and the Monster Machines" (20 episodes) is brand-new interactive CG-animated series that will introduce preschoolers to the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). This is the first preschool show that features a curriculum dedicated to all areas of STEM. Viewers will join an eight-year-old boy named AJ and his best friend and incredible monster truck Blaze on super-sized adventures in Axle City - a town populated with big-wheeled vehicles known as monster machines.

Blaze is Axle City's greatest hero and the champion of the racetrack! Whenever there's trouble, he's the truck everyone turns to for help because he can do things no other truck can! Blaze has Blazing Speed - a special turbo boost that lets him accelerate in times of need to go faster than any other monster machine. But Blaze has more than just speed. He also has the power to transform into any other vehicle or machine! Using his knowledge of engineering, Blaze can add new parts to himself and change into anything. From a hydrofoil to a hang glider to even a hair dryer, if you can engineer it, Blaze can become it!

In each episode of "Blaze and the Monster Machines", AJ and the viewer help Blaze as they explore the physics of how things move, tackling problems through scientific inquiry and mathematics, and discovering the component parts necessary to make everyday technologies work.

"Blaze and the Monster Machines" is created by Jeff Borkin ("Team Umizoomi", "Blue's Clues") and Ellen Martin ("Bubble Guppies", "The Backyardigans").

Random House, the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world, are planning to publish books based on Nick's brand-new preschool property in Spring 2015, marking Nickelodeon's first TV-based licensing and publishing program to hit retail less than a year after the debut of a show. Random House's "Blaze and the Monster Machines" books will be part of the book publishers 2014-2015 Nickelodeon Book slate, which will also see the publisher release titles based on "Dora and Friends: Into the City!", "Dora the Explorer", "Paw Patrol" and "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water".Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Nick Jr. Africa, Nickelodeon Preschool and Blaze and the Monster Machines News and Highlights!

It's All New All Nick this Autumn on Nickelodeon UK! Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, has announced the exciting Nick UK news in a new trailer/promo that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, will be premiering and showing two brand-new episodes of Nick's original buddy comedy series "Sam & Cat" every Friday from 5:00pm (repeated from 6:00pm on Nickelodeon+1) from Friday 3rd October 2014!

Following the debut of two all-new episodes of "Sam & Cat" every Friday, Nick UK & Eire/HD will encore both brand-new episodes the following week, with each brand-new episode shown at 5pm on Friday being encored the following Monday at 5pm (repeated at 6:00pm on Nickelodeon+1) and each all-new episode shown at 5:30pm on Friday being encored the following Tuesday at 5:00pm (repeated at 6pm on Nick +1).

Below is a list of currently announced new "Sam & Cat" episodes set to debut on Nickelodeon UK in October 2014, with episode descriptions, from DigiGuide:

Friday 3rd October 2014:

5:00pm - "#YayDay": Cat invents a holiday called "Yay Day" so she can buy gifts for and receive gifts from everyone. When Cat snoops what other people have gotten her, she discovers an insulting present from Sam. (Repeated on Monday 6th October 2014)

5:30pm - "#BrainCrush": Sam and Cat attend a birthday party at Bots, where the kids are all playing a new game called "Brain Crush". The game is so addictive that none of them pay attention to the party. Later, Dice becomes brainwashed by the game, then Nona, and her fellow elderlies at Elderly Acres; It's so popular that even a Police officer cannot resist it! Cat almost tries Brain Crush herself, but Sam pulls her away just in time. Meanwhile, Cat prepares to star in a play called Baberaham Lincoln (where she portrays a British, female version of Abraham Lincoln), but her entire audience are focused on Brain Crush! (Repeated on Tuesday 7th October 2014)

Friday 10th October 2014:

5:00pm - "#Bluedogsoda": Sam and Cat find that their favourite drink, Blue Dog Soda, is banned statewide due to its high sugar content. Meanwhile, a gruff government agent named Mark Bonner confiscates the remaining soda at Handy Quick, and happens to see a sign advertising Sam and Cat as babysitters. Defying the ban, Sam and Cat along with Goomer and Dice begin making their own version from their apartment in a secret manufacturing operation. Cat figures out the soda's recipe and sales take off, yet the gang becomes paranoid and decides to shut production down. Before they can, agent Bonner shows up at the apartment, and the girls panic, assuming he knows about their illegal venture; however, he is only there so they can babysit his son. (Repeated on Monday 13th October 2014)

5:30pm - "#BlooperEpisode": Jennette, Ariana, Cameron, Maree and Zoran are on their lunch break from filming Sam and Cat and only have an hour before they're due back on set, but are interrupted by fans. The episode includes blooper clips, dancing clips, outtake clips, prop problem clips, exciting clips, yawning montage clips and even some "Drake & Josh" bloopers! Guest star: Michael Eric Reid, who played Sinjin on Victorious. (Repeated on Tuesday 14th October 2014)

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Nickelodeon Africa has announced on their brand-new Nick Jr. website the exciting Nickelodeon International News that Nick Jr. Africa, Nickelodeon Africa's brand-new localised version of Nickelodeon's popular preschool channel, will start to premiere and show the brand-new animated preschool series "Wanda and the Alien" soon after the channel launches on DStv‎ channel 307 on Tuesday 30th September 2014!

Friends come in all shapes and sizes. Based on the books by best selling author Sue Hendra, "Wanda and the Alien" is a pre-school animated series about wonder and unconditional friendship. When a young and scared alien crashes with his space rocket into the woods, little rabbit Wanda's world becomes even more interesting and exciting. After a few moments of hesitation, they are now the best friends in the universe.

The Alien has a unique gift that makes him very special: he can freeze a moment in time so that you can see the magical details in it from different points of view. Even a splash in the water can become special if you can catch it and wear it like a crown! Combining an enchanting story with the best 2D animation, every episode sees the two characters exploring the beauty and the wonders of Wanda's charming forest and the Alien's incredible and funny planet, while highlighting the importance of values such as friendship, trust and kindness. Follow Wanda and the little Alien as they discover things out of their worlds!

"Wanda and the Alien" (52 x 10 minutes) is co-produced by UK-based Random House and Komixx Entertainment.

Nickelodeon acquired the rights to Random House Children's Screen Entertainment's "Wanda and the Alien" under a global deal (excluding the US) with London-based distributor CAKE in 2013 that will see the new animated preschool series head to more than 70 Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels around the world (Nickelodeon International). The Nickelodeon deal marks the first key international agreement for "Wanda and the Alien" and a large step for Random House's first book-to-screen venture.

Nickelodeon Africa has announced on their brand-new Nick Jr. website the exciting Nickelodeon International News that Nick Jr. Africa, Nickelodeon Africa's brand-new localised version of Nickelodeon's popular preschool channel, will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon Preschool's brand-new CG-animated preschool series "Blaze and the Monster Machines" soon after the channel launches on DStv‎ channel 307 on Tuesday 30th September 2014!

"Blaze and the Monster Machines" (20 episodes) is brand-new CG-animated series that will introduce preschoolers to the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). This is the first preschool show that features a curriculum dedicated to all areas of STEM. Viewers will join an eight-year-old boy named AJ and his incredible monster truck Blaze on super-sized adventures. AJ and the viewer help Blaze as they explore the physics of how things move, master mathematics and discover how everyday technologies work. "Blaze", created by Jeff Borkin ("Team Umizoomi", "Blue's Clues") and Ellen Martin ("Bubble Guppies", "The Backyardigans"), will make its world premiere on Nickelodeon USA in October 2014.Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Nick Jr. Africa, Nickelodeon Preschool and Blaze and the Monster Machines News and Highlights!

Nickelodeon USA has announced the very exciting Nickelodeon News in their all-new 'A Haunted Halloween' promo on their official website, nick.com, that Nick USA will premiere and show the networks brand-new "The Haunted Hathaways" and "The Thundermans" crossover special, titled "Haunted Thundermans", on Saturday 11th October 2014 at 8:00pm ET/PT!

The "Haunted Hathaways" Halloween special, "Haunted Thundermans", will bring The Thundermans and Hathaways together for a epic Halloween of superhero proportions that no one will forget!

Watch Nick USA's all-new 'A Haunted Halloween' trailer, which gives a super sneak-peek at the brand-new "The Thundermans" and "The Haunted Hathaways" crossover special episode, in the online streaming video clip below!

The episodes' title suggests that the Hathaways/Thundermans crossover special will be a "Haunted Hathaways" season two episode, as each episode of "The Haunted Hathaways" (except the pilot episode) has the word 'Haunted' at the beginning, such as "Haunted Sleepover" and "Haunted Voodoo".

In a special video for Fanlala, Nickelodeon Star Amber Montana, who plays Taylor Hathaway in the hit Nick original comedy series "The Haunted Hathaways", talks about Nick's brand-new THH/TTM crossover special, "Haunted Thundermans", and what it was like filming the episode with the Nickelodeon Stars of "The Thundermans"!:

Friday, September 26, 2014

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA premiering and showing a brand-new episode of the networks all-new hit original comedy series "Henry Danger" on Saturday 27th September 2014 as part of Nick USA's all-new 'New Saturday Night' programming block, Nick USA has unveiled super sneak peek preview of the brand-new episode on their official YouTube channel, which you can watch in the online streaming video clip below!

In the all-new episode of "Henry Danger", titled "Tears of the Jolly Beetle", when Captain Man's not around it's up to Kid Danger to save the day by stopping the evil villain using a dastardly plan involving Beetles to stop Captain Man! Can he defeat this disrespectful villain? Find out during a brand new episode of "Henry Danger" this Saturday at 8pm ET/PT; 7c!:

Plus, catch the brand-new episode of "Haunted Hathaways", "Haunted Telescope", at 7:30pm, and the all-new "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn" episode "Get Sporty-er!" at 8:30pm, this Saturday, only on Nick USA (all times ET/PT)!Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for all the latest Nickelodeon and Henry Danger News and Highlights!

Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, has announced and confirmed the very exciting news in the following press release, from Toon Zone News, that Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, Nickelodeon UK's preschool channel, will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon Preschool's brand-new CG-animated literacy series "Wallykazam!" on Monday 6th October 2014 at 4:00pm (repeated at 5:00pm on Nick Junior UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick Jr. +1), as part of the channels Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights! "Wallykazam!" follows the adventures of a troll named Wally and his pet dragon Norville, who live in a magical forest full of giants, goblins, ogres, sprites. In each episode Wally uses a magic stick to make words come to life. Following the series debut, Nick Jr. UK & Eire will continue to air brand-new episodes of "Wallykazam!" weekdays at 4:00pm (replayed at 5:00pm on Nick Jr.+1).

"Wallykazam!" is the first Nick Jr. series that embeds a literacy curriculum into a full-length story, introducing skills such as letter and sound identification, rhyming and vocabulary development. "Wallykazam!" is created by producer/writer Adam Peltzman (Emmy Award-winning "The Backyardigans" and "Bubble Guppies").

In the series premiere, 'Naptime for Borgelorp', Wally babysits Ogre Doug's hyper and unpredictable pet Borgelorp. Ogre Doug gives Wally two instructions: get Borgelorp to take a nap and, most importantly, make sure he doesn't eat any purple flowers. Wally uses magic words to help tire out the rambunctious creature and desperately tries to keep him away from purple flowers, but Bobgoblin has other plans. The words introduced in the episode start with the letter 's' and include somersault, soar, sandwich and symphony.

Online at nickjr.co.uk, parents and children can view an exclusive 'word of the day' as well as exclusive online streaming clips, character information and fun creative activities.

Original Nickelodeon UK Press Release:

NICK JR. BRINGS THE MAGIC OF WORDS TO LIFE WITH NEW SERIES WALLYKAZAM!

London, 25th September 2014 – Get ready for words to transform the world around you, as Nick Jr. premieres the brand-new series Wallykazam! on Monday 6th October at 4:00pm. Wallykazam! follows the adventures of a troll named Wally and his pet dragon Norville, who live in a magical forest full of giants, goblins, ogres, sprites. In each episode Wally uses a magic stick to make words come to life.

Wallykazam! is the first Nick Jr. series that embeds a literacy curriculum into a full-length story, introducing skills such as letter and sound identification, rhyming and vocabulary development. Created by producer/writer Adam Peltzman (Emmy Award-winning The Backyardigans and Bubble Guppies), Wallykazam! will air regularly weekdays at 4:00pm on Nick Jr.

In the series premiere, ‘Naptime for Borgelorp,’ Wally babysits Ogre Doug’s hyper and unpredictable pet Borgelorp. Ogre Doug gives Wally two instructions: get Borgelorp to take a nap and, most importantly, make sure he doesn’t eat any purple flowers. Wally uses magic words to help tire out the rambunctious creature and desperately tries to keep him away from purple flowers, but Bobgoblin has other plans. The words introduced in the episode start with the letter ‘s’ and include somersault, soar, sandwich and symphony.

Online at nickjr.co.uk, parents and children can view an exclusive ‘word of the day’ as well as clips, character information and fun creative activities.

Where every day's an adventure, Nick Jr. is a top-performing commercial pre-school entertainment brand in cable and satellite homes. Launched in 1999 as the world's first channel dedicated to pre-school children, Nick Jr.'s programming includes beloved shows Dora the Explorer, Peppa Pig, Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom and Paw Patrol. Online, clips, games, exclusive activities and downloads are all available at nickjr.co.uk Viewers also have the opportunity to catch up with the schedule through Nick Jr. +1. Nick Jr. is available on Sky 615, Virgin 715, through BT Vision and TalkTalk channel 318.

The Nickelodeon Network is a top-performing commercial kids TV network in the UK and Ireland with Nickelodeon channels available in over 14 million cable and satellite homes. Having launched in 1993 Nickelodeon UK comprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15 and their families, and is a joint venture between Viacom International Media Networks and BSkyB.

It's here! Nickelodeon USA has released the networks first epic, amazing, and tearbending trailer for "The Legend of Korra" Book Four, the fourth and final season of Nickelodeon's hit original animated series (Nicktoon), titled "Balance", on the networks (geo-locked) official "The Legend of Korra" website, nick.com/korra, which visitors located in North America can watch in the online streaming video clip below! After you watched Nick USA's first trailer for "The Legend of Korra - Book Four: Balance", let Nick's official "The Legend of Korra" Tumblr blog, Korra Nation, know how excited you are by reblogging their post announcing the exciting "Legend of Korra" news with your best reaction gif!

Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere "The Legend of Korra" Book Four, "Balance", online on nick.com and on the networks Emmy Award-winning Nick App from Friday 3rd October 2014! Catch up with Book 3: Change on NickToons USA!

SPOILER ALERT!!

Below is a round-up of Nickelodeon USA's first promo for "The Legend of Korra" Book Four, which will feature a time skip and take place three years after the events of Book Three, from the International Business Times:

The Legend of Korra Season 4 Spoilers: The Wheelchair Bound Avatar to Head to the Southern Water Tribe for Recovery

The Legend of Korra Season 4 Spoilers: The Book 4 'Balance' will be Awesome, Teases Creator Bryan Konietzko; The Legend of Korra Season 4: Bryan Konietzko/Tumblr

The Legend of Korra Season 4 will premiere in less than a week and fans are more than excited to see Korra getting back on her feet and fighting the evils.

And it appears fans' 'get well soon' wish will soon work on their favourite character as she will be on a journey to recovery.

The promo of Book 4 of the popular animation series reveals that the successor of Aang will leave Bolin, Mako, Tenzin and others and head to the Southern Water Tribe to heal the wounds she suffered during the fatal fight with the Red Lotus in Season 3.

During the finale of Season 3, the Red Lotus administered a lethal dose of metallic poison to the 17-year-old girl from the Southern Water Tribe but she fought back and defeated Zaheer.

Suyin later removed the poisons from her body but the after-effects remained and she was left wheelchair bound.

The promo of Season 4 shows her friend bidding farewell to her as she advances towards another journey.

"I don't want you to worry about a thing while you're gone, your recovery should be your number one concern. Jinora, the airbenders, and I have everything under control," the conversation goes on.

Breathecast suspects that this will just be the beginning of the end during the final season of the Nickelodeon animation series and there is more to it than meets the eyes as the nightmare is about to unfold.

The latest season of the spin-off of Avatar: The Last Airbender is titled 'Balance' and the new episodes will premiere on Nick.com on 3 October.

Meanwhile, show creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante Dimartino have teased that every episode of the upcoming series will be worth watching.

The official websites of the property news magazine Property Week News and local British newspaper The London Evening Standard are reporting the amazing Nickelodeon UK News in the following articles that Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) UK has announced that Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, is planning to open its first retail store at London UK's Leicester Square, ahead of a global roll-out!

Viacom has taken a 4,000 sq ft store at Criterion Capital's One Leicester Square, which has been formally used by MTV for a central London studio (Russell Brand's "1 Leicester Square"), for the brand-new Nickelodeon Shop/Nick Shop! As part of the plans, Nickelodeon will occupy the ground and first floor of the prominent shop unit located adjacent to the renowned M&M store.

Additionally, the building has consent for hotel use and Nickelodeon is considering running a branded hotel concept, similar to the successful Nickelodeon Suites Resort (Nick Hotel) in Orlando, Florida, USA! Plans for the Nickelodeon hotel are under discussion after Criterion won planning permission this month for a 142-room hotel in the same block as the new shop.

Nickelodeon UK plans to use the shop — which will open in time for Christmas 2014 — to showcase products from the channels hit TV shows such as "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Power Rangers" and "Dora the Explorer", as well as host interactive events.

Asif Aziz, chief executive of Criterion Capital, said: "Nickelodeon is yet another iconic brand to establish a foothold in Leicester Square and is another major step forward in the area's evolution as a retail destination."

Following the opening of the Nickelodeon shop in London's Leicester Square, the children's broadcaster, famous for sliming celebrities such as David Beckham at its award shows, will then roll out its retail concept globally.

Criterion is trying to improve the area around Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus and is in the process of converting the Trocodero, where Nickelodeon UK had one of their first UK studios, into the West End's biggest budget hotel. It has agreed a deal with French group Accor to open a 583 room three star hotel.

The Nickelodeon Shop in London's Leicester Square will be Nickelodeon's second Nick store in the UK, following Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK opening their first Nick Shop at Nickelodeon Land at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 2011.

The area also has a focus on childrens' entertainment including the M&M World shop, which has been a hit with tourists, and the Ripley's Believe It or Not! exhibition.

Children's television broadcaster Nickelodeon is set to open its first retail store at London's Leicester Square, ahead of a global roll-out.

The American cable network, owned by Viacom International, has taken a 4,000 sq ft store at Criterion Capital's One Leicester Square.

The building has consent for hotel use and Nickelodeon is also considering running a branded hotel concept.

The store itself will showcase products from many of the iconic TV shows from the network, including Spongebob Squarepants and Power Rangers.

Nickelodeon will occupy the ground and first floor of the prominent shop unit located adjacent to the renowned M&M store.

Asif Aziz, chief executive of Criterion Capital, said: “Nickelodeon is yet another iconic brand to establish a foothold in Leicester Square and is another major step forward in the area's evolution as a retail destination.”

Nickelodeon is famous for sliming celebrities such as David Beckham (Photo: Getty Images)

Children's TV broadcaster Nickelodeon is looking at opening a hotel in Leicester Square as it prepares to open its first standalone flagship store there.

The American cable network, owned by Viacom International, has signed up with landlord Criterion Capital — which also owns Trocadero — for a shop at One Leicester Square, near M&M's World.

Plans for the Nickelodeon hotel are under discussion after Criterion won planning permission this month for a 142-room hotel in the same block as the new shop.

Nickelodeon plans to use the shop — which will open in time for Christmas — to showcase products from its TV shows such as Spongebob Squarepants and Power Rangers as well as host interactive events.

The channel, famous for sliming celebrities such as David Beckham at its award shows, will then roll out its retail concept globally. Nickelodeon already operates stores on a concession basis and opened its first hotel more than 10 years ago — the Nickelodeon Suites Resort — in Orlando, Florida.

Asif Aziz, chief executive of Criterion, said: “Nickelodeon is yet another iconic brand to establish a foothold in Leicester Square.” Property agents Nash Bond and CBRE advised on the deal.

Criterion is trying to improve the area around Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus and is in the process of converting the Trocodero into the West End's biggest budget hotel.

It has agreed a deal with French group Accor to open a 583 room three star hotel.

The area also has a focus on childrens' entertainment including the M&M World shop, which has been a hit with tourists, and the Ripley's Believe It or Not! exhibition.